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formal knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge
  • an omniscient deity
  • The novel has an omniscient narrator.

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The first known use of omniscient was in 1598

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“Omniscient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omniscient. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

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